The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-08
HE HAD NO TICKET.
BID Nye tells how millionaire Senator
Stanford was Fired from
Pullman Car.
BIZ Nve In Ne,o YORK. World.


with the sir of man who owned
things. After he had looked at every
body till he had grstifed his curios-
ity, he settled down in seat and be-
gan to watch from the window the
swiftly changing landscape. The
sleeping car conductor put his hand
on the shoulder of the large, globular
man and asked him if he had q Pull
man ticket. The wide man spread
his legs little wider, SC as to take
no 8 little more room, breathed in
about 2,7OO cubic feet of Nebraska
ozone and said he did not have to
have q ticket. You Lave to show a
ticket here in this car or go into the
car where you belong" said the. ur-
bsne conductor who rsists Sir George
Pullman in giving his beloved sleep.
ave are not carrying people this
summer just to cultivate friendly
feeling between man and man."
"Do you know" said the large man
IS he threw back his coat 50 as to
show s two pound diamond, THAT 1
can have you out Of q job in three
minutes snd hang your pelt on the
fence SIS soon as we get to Omaha:
mo, I didn't know that, of course
but know that if you don't show
me your authority for riding in this
car I will call the porter and we will
use you to lubricate the young and
growing State Of Nebraska. You
may be an eminent man, but you have
way of concealing it that would
battle any conductor in the United
States
"You will find out who l am when
we get to Omaha" said the large
purple man, looking at his seven
pound watch, and swapping it 80 that
a nervous woman nearly jumped out
of the car. "You will then know
who I am, but it will be too late"
"True, true" said the conductor
musingly. "It will then be indeed
too late, for nobody who comes to
search for you will know who you are.
and you will be very shocking
sight"
"Young man, when you are my age
/ hope that you will know more"
"Yes, sir. I also hope l will kno"
more, and 1 wish that you had been
blessed by knowing more"
t.Sir, my name is household word
from New York to San Francisco
If you had ever travelled much you
would not have to ask for my ticket
You ought to be able to recognize
man who has been IN public life as
long as I have
POSSIBLY So" said the conductor
taking off his coat and calling the
porter, s'but somehow you do not re-
mind me Of any great man ever saw
You look to me more like q man who
has struck popular chord in lea1
lard or quelled the national cry fol
an earnest and tenacious style oi
olee. AS l said before, the rules OF
this company require that you shal
produce currency, pass or ticket OF
get off and walk. Will you show u:
vour credentials or earn the everlast
ing enuity of this road by falling of
the platform or mussing up the right
of way?"
The large mans breath came quick
and his brow grew black. as he grounc
his teeth and went out Of the car.
supposed he had gone out to plunge
of the platform as We sped SWIFTLY
down the grade. l went back to SCI
him do it, for I had never seen q ma!
distribute himself over monotonou
sweep of country that way; but, muc!
to my surprise, be went into a large
yellow special car that was attached
to the train, and we afterward
learned that he was Leland Stanford
who has since that filed the overflow
ing seat in the United States senate
The conductor continued to holt
his position for years after, thougI
several times he made this same sa'
error of not recognizing some OF ou
most eminent men in politics, art an,
letters,
Twice he missed it OH me. But
did not report him, for he ought t
maintain discipline, claim, and be
sides, I have shaved off my mous;ach
since we last met.
We ought not to ask too much q
conductor. Our great men are con
stantiy changing their appearance b
putting on ',iaerent hats or gettln
their hair cut, and a conductor is a
most forced to demand ticket @
some other guarantee Of good fait
from one who rides with him.
Gov. Stanford is q very large ma